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Stephen K

We had a 5am pickup, and while the faxed instructions we received on where to meet the water taxi had us on the other side on of a canal from where the water taxi stopped, it was not a big issue as we were the only ones out on the Riva degli Schiavoni! The water taxi came over to pick us up and they had a taxi waiting at the dock to run us up to the airport. Overall, couldn't have asked for more.

This was an outstanding drive. Our driver was excellent and made numerous stops to allow us to get photographs and explain local history. The little restaurant where we stopped for lunch was exceptional. Unfortunately, being late October, there was already quite a bit of snow in the mountains and the private road for the last bit of our trip was closed due to snow. The snow covered scenic s and the mountain views more than made up for it. Anyone who wants to see a different side to Italy should look at this trip.

While we thought we would be escorted to our hotel, our greeter only took us to water taxi dock. However, there was a light rain when we arrived so he had arranged for a taxi to drive us down to the dock. On arriving in Venice, the water taxi made sure to point us in the right direction to our hotel. Overall, this is the only way to really arrive in Venice and the little extra bit of extra effort went along way to getting our vacation off to a terrific start.